Public Participation Guide
Members of the public are invited to honor and celebrate the life of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter by paying their respects at the repose, viewing the family motorcade processions, or signing the family's condolence book.
*Notes: All times are subject to change; the public should plan to be in place at least an hour in advance of announced times. Expect temporary road closures and traffic impacts along the motorcade routes and around ceremony sites.
Plains, Georgia
The state funeral begins with the arrival of the Carter Family at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia on Saturday, Jan. 4. The public is invited to observe the departure ceremony and funeral motorcade.
The motorcade will travel through President Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, to his boyhood home for a brief pause in front of his family’s farm before heading to Atlanta.
Public viewing opportunities along the motorcade route to Atlanta are in Preston, Ellaville, Butler, Reynolds, and Fort Valley.
On Thursday, the public is invited to observe ceremonies and line the motorcade route in Georgia. There will be an arrival ceremony at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Moore, Georgia; an arrival ceremony and private service at Maranatha Baptist Church, Plains, Georgia; a procession through downtown Plains; and a private interment at Carter’s longtime residence. The U.S. Navy will conduct a “Missing Man” formation flyover in honor of former President Carter’s naval service and time as commander in chief shortly after the motorcade’s arrival at the residence.
Georgia road closures and other transportation details surrounding ceremonies in Georgia will be announced by local and state authorities.
Atlanta, Georgia
As the motorcade arrives in Atlanta, it will stop at Georgia’s State Capitol for a moment of silence around 3 p.m., then head to the Carter Presidential Center for an arrival ceremony and private service.
Following the service, the late president will lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center. The public is invited to pay their respects through 7 a.m. Tuesday.
At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the motorcade departs the Carter Presidential Center for Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
Georgia road closures and other transportation details surrounding ceremonies in Georgia will be announced by local and state authorities.
Washington, D.C.
The Carter Family invites the public to honor and celebrate the life of former President Carter Tuesday along the funeral procession route on Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues on Thursday afternoon, and during lying in state at the U.S. Capitol.
The late president will lie in state while the military maintains a guard of honor at the U.S. Capitol until 7 a.m. Thursday morning.
On Thursday, the Carter Family invites the public to honor and celebrate the life of former President Carter along the motorcade routes in Washington.
Washington, D.C., road closures and other transportation details surrounding ceremonies will be announced by local and state authorities.
Share Your Condolences Online
The Carter family invites the public to sign the official online condolence book here.
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